Chapter 7: Smithy's Choice and The Portal
I ran up to the fissure got down on my knees and looked down. There not a meter down was Smithy, "Smithy grab my hand" I called down to him, he looked up but didn't make a move for my hand he had a sorrowful look in his eyes, he was pretty sure that I didn't really trust him, because the kind of friendship the curse talked about wasn't really friendship at all, no it talked about something more powerful, it talked about love, and nobody could ever love him, or so he thought. "Smithy please!" I pleaded. Still he did not move he just clung there to the wall. "Smithy you know if I was the one down there I would reach for your hand immediately. Do you want to know why? It's because I trust you! You have protected me from harms way twice not only that, I love you Smithy and I don't want to lose you. Now let me help you, give me your hand!" I called desperately. This time he gave me his hand and I pulled him up out of the fissure. While I was pulling him up he thought to himself
"she really does love me, she…she really does care." As soon as Smithy was out of harms way we both lay there on the stone floor.
When I felt that I had enough strength to move I opened my eyes and sat up thinking that we had to get out of the temple, it was then that I noticed that Smithy and I were on the beach and not in the temple any more. I looked to my left and I saw a small fire and beyond that I saw Smithy sleeping. As I watched him sleep I became wary and I lie back down and fell asleep.
The next morning after I woke up, I sat up and looked around, Smithy was nowhere to be seen. I stood up when I noticed some of his tracks leading back towards the jungle I thought I should follow them and try to find him, then I thought better of it, I decided to sit back down and wait for him. "I wonder if we broke the curse yesterday?" I asked quietly to no one in particular. It wasn't long until I heard someone coming. Soon I saw someone come around the bend so I stood up, but it wasn't Smithy, at least the Smithy I knew any way. This person was dressed like Smithy (pirate garb) but he was taller and older too. He was carrying a black box it was a long and small in height, it also had a handle on the top and two locks. He wasn't carrying it from the handle but held it from the bottom under one arm.
He stooped and put the box down where Smithy had been the night before. He stood up and waited, I realized who this man was "Jack Sparrow!" is what I said in my mind, what came out was "Smithy!" He nodded, I ran up to him and gave him a big hug and he gladly returned it.
"You can call me Jack now, but Smithy is good too" Jack whispered softly in my ear.
"Hey Smith…er Jack where did you go?" I asked releasing him from my embrace
"I went to my ship to see if everyone was all right, they were and I went to get something for you also, but before I give it to ye come with me I think I found ye a way home." Jack replied. He picked up the black box and beckoned me to follow. I followed him back around the bend we walked on for a little while, then Jack stopped and pointed to the jungle, except where there was supposed to be tree basses there was a ships deck and where the trunks were supposed to be there was the side of the ship were I was looking at the stars. At the top of the trees you could see something shimmering then the trees leaves. "Here I want you to take this with you" Jack said solemnly giving me the black box. "Now go on"
"But Jack I...I don't want to go back" I said to him. I turned to look at him but he wasn't there, I turned back to the portal and walked up to it but did not go in.
"I'll miss you Katy, and I'll never forget you… bye" I heard Jack say I tried to say something to him but he came up from behind and pushed me though.
"Nooo!" I cried as I fell on to the cruise ships deck, the black box still in my arms. I tried to go back though the portal but it was to late, it had closed. I stood up and picked up the black box and went to my room crying quietly to myself, when I got there I looked at the clock it read midnight. I fell on my bed and was asleep even before I hit the pillow. When I woke up the next morning I thought to my self "Was it all a dream." Then I looked beside me and I saw the black box, I sat up then set it on my lap and unlocked the locks before I opened it I looked at the clock it said four in the morning. I turned my attention back to the box then opened it, inside was a sword with it's scabbard. I picked up the sword and found that it was the perfect size and weight for me. I put it back in the box, I also saw a letter in the box I picked it up and read it,
it said: Katy, I want you to have this to thank you for all you've done for me. Will made this sword for me but it was too small for me to handle, I hope you like it, sincerely, Jack. I put the letter back in the box and I put the box by my bags. Then I got back in bed and closed my eyes (it was still pretty early).
My last conscious thought was "Will I ever see Jack again."
Don't worry I've already started a sequel and it should be up soon!